Daily News Article - October 19, 2007
1. a) At which airports will the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) be testing the Active Millimeter Wave body scanners in the next few months?
b) How many additional body scanners will the TSA be purchasing to be used in other cities?
2. a) On which passengers will the body scanner be used?
b) Describe how the scanner works.
3. How does the manufacturer, L3 Communications, promote its Active Millimeter scanners?
4. Barry Steinhardt of the ACLU is skeptical of the TSA's promise that effective safeguards are in place to protect people's privacy. What concern does he express about the images produced by the scanner?
5. a) How did TSA Administrator Kip Hawley respond to the ACLU's concerns about passenger privacy?
b) What concerns does Mr. Steinhardt express about this explanation?
6. For what reasons does Jim Harper of the Cato Institute think the body scanner is a bad idea?
7. How do James Carafano's reasons for opposing the body scanner differ from those of Mr. Steinhardt and Mr. Harper?
8. a) With whom do you agree about the Active Millimeter body scanners: the TSA, Barry Steinhardt, Jim Harper or James Carafano? Explain your answer.
b) Ask a parent the same question and to explain his/her answer.